Hostingof CoP-11 by A PICTORIAL PRESENTATION

Highlanders Communications/2013 Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India Prepared by: Hem Pande, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests Sujata Arora, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests

September 2013 Hostingof CoP-11 by India A PICTORIAL PRESENTATION

Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India 1 2 t;arh uVjktu jkT; ea=h ¼Lora= izHkkj½ i;kZoj.k ,oa ou ea=ky; Jayanthi Natarajan Hkkjr ljdkj ubZ fnYyh&110003 MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - 110 003

FOREWORD

The successful hosting of the prestigious mega event, CoP-11 to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Hyderabad in October 2012, has brought honour, prestige and glory to India. The appreciation and wide acclamation received from different quarters have been overwhelming and gratifying. Understandably, much efforts have gone into the preparation and execution of an international event of this stature and magnitude.

I am indeed gratified to have led the team which was involved in the flawless execution of this event. I would also wish to place on record the contribution of Shri M.F. Farooqui who had been the overall incharge of planning and execution of the event.

I am very pleased to present this pictorial presentation of hosting of CoP-11 by India. The booklet documents the background and genesis, alongwith the preparations and the event together with various parallel activities held. This record not only makes an interesting reading by providing an insight into what went into organization of the event but would also be helpful to others in planning and executing similar activities. I congratulate and compliment Shri Hem Pande and Dr. Sujata Arora for taking up the initiative of preparing this document. Putting it all together in the form of a document is the perfect ode to the mega event itself.

India is committed to achieving the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. As a megadiverse country, conserving our rich biodiversity is a national priority, as it is linked to securing livelihoods of millions of our local people. While hosting of CoP-11 is an important milestone, India would have to guide and steer the implementation of the decisions of CoP-11 during the two year Presidency of CoP-11, and at the same time strengthen the efforts towards biodiversity conservation at the national level.

(Jayanthi Natarajan) Place: New Delhi

3 oh0 jktxksikyu lfpo Hkkjr ljdkj Dr. V. RAJAGOPALAN, IAS i;kZoj.k ,oa ou ea=ky; ubZ fnYyh&110003 Secretary Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests New Delhi-110 003

PREFACE

India hosted the eleventh Conference of the Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the sixth Meeting of the Parties serving as CoP to the Biosafety Protocol in Hyderabad from 1-19 October 2012. This was the largest ever such conference organized in India. While India had earlier hosted CoP-8 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2002 nearly ten years back, the scale and magnitude of a CoP at that time was much smaller.

Organisation of an event of this stature is a huge responsibility for the Government, and entails planning over a period of nearly two years. As with many things in life, the journey itself is often as exhilarating as the destination itself. Preparing a brief account of how the event was planned and conducted is therefore a useful exercise in having relevant information put together at one place.

I express my appreciation for the initiative as well as the efforts made in preparation of the document on ‘Hosting of CoP-11: A Pictorial Presentation’, which would serve as a useful record of the megaevent for posterity.

While I was not associated in organization of the event itself as I joined a few weeks later, I am keenly following and supporting the follow-up activities, at the global level as President of CoP, as well as the efforts being made domestically to strengthen biodiversity conservation in the country.

I truly believe that having hosted CoP-11, India with a strong institutional, legal and policy framework, is emerging as a leader in conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and in steering the global agenda on biodiversity in the context of sustainable livelihoods during the UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020.

(V. Rajagopalan) Place: New Delhi

4 CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

1. Introduction 6

2. Background 7

3. Genesis: How it all started 9

4. Preparatory Phase 10

5. The Event 31

6. CoP Presidency: Looking Ahead 60

5 Chapter 1 Introduction

ndia, a megadiverse country committed to the cause of conserving its rich biodiversity, successfully Ihosted the eleventh Conference of the Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the sixth Meeting of the Parties serving as CoP (CoP-MoP-6) to the Biosafety Protocol in Hyderabad in October, 2012. This is the biggest global event on biodiversity held biennially. This was also the largest ever such conference organized in India, wherein thousands of delegates from 175 countries participated. Around 80 Ministers/Vice Ministers participated in the said Conference. The meetings were presided over by Minister for Environment and Forests (MEF), India as the President of CoP-11. The event provided India with an opportunity to consolidate, scale-up and showcase its strengths in the field of biodiversity. At the Conference, the Prime Minister launched the ‘Hyderabad Pledge’, wherein he announced earmarking USD 50 million during India’s Presidency of the Conference of Parties to strengthen the institutional, technical and human capabilities for biodiversity conservation in India, and to promote similar capacity building in other developing countries. The term of office of India’s Presidency will be for two years till CoP-12 which will be held in October, 2014.

6 Chapter 2 Background

iodiversity encompasses the variety of all life the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which Bon earth. India is a recognised megadiverse was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. country rich in biodiversity and associated traditional India is a Party to the CBD. The three objectives of knowledge, which is found both coded as in our the Convention are: conservation of biodiversity, ancient texts of Indian systems of medicine, and non- sustainable use of its components, and the fair and coded, as in oral undocumented traditions. With just equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of 2.4% of the land area, India accounts for nearly 7% genetic resources. The Convention has near universal of the recorded species even while supporting almost membership with 193 countries as Parties. USA is the 18% of human population as well as cattle population. only major country which is not a Party to the CBD. The biotic pressure on our biodiversity is therefore immense. Over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 The CBD adopted in January 2000 a supplementary species of animals have been recorded so far. agreement to the Convention known as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB). India For India, conservation of its biodiversity is crucial not has acceded to the Biosafety Protocol on 17th only because it provides several goods and services January 2003. The Protocol has come into force necessary for human survival, but also because it on 11th September 2003. As on 27 August 2013, is directly linked with providing livelihoods to and 166 countries are Parties to the Protocol. The improving socio-economic conditions of millions of objective of the Protocol is to contribute to ensuring our local people, thereby contributing to sustainable an adequate level of protection in the field of the development and poverty alleviation. safe transfer, handling and use of Living Modified In the last few decades globally, biodiversity has come Organisms resulting from modern biotechnology under increasing pressure on account of factors such that may have adverse effects on the conservation as habitat fragmentation, development imperatives and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also and more recently global warming. The global into account risks to human health, and specifically concern about loss of biodiversity found expression in focusing on transboundary movements.

7 In India, measures for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity did not start with the CBD. India has a long history of conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Environment protection is enshrined in our Constitution (Articles 48 A and 51 A (g). Over a period of time, a stable organisational structure has been developed for environment protection. Numerous and wide-ranging policies, programmes and projects are in place which serve to protect, conserve and regulate sustainable use of biological resources of the country.

CoP is the governing body of the CBD, which keeps under review implementation of the Convention and steers its development. CoP is open to all Parties, and to observers from non- Parties, international and non-governmental organizations. Eleven meetings of CoP have been held so far, first three annually (in 1994, 1995, 1996), and, thereafter, biennially in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, as indicated in the table below.

Table 1: CoPs to the CBD- The journey so far

CoP PERIOD PLACE, COUNTRY REGION

CoP-1 Nov-Dec 1994 Nassau, Bahamas Latin American & Caribbean

CoP-2 November 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Asia & Pacifi c

CoP-3 November 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina Latin America & Caribbean

CoP-4 May 1998 Bratislava, Slovakia Central & Eastern Europe

CoP-5 May 2000 Nairobi, Kenya Africa

CoP-6 April 2002 The Hague, Netherlands Western Europe and Others

CoP-7 February 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Asia & Pacifi c

CoP-8 May 2006 Curitiba, Brazil Latin America & Caribbean

CoP-9 May 2008 Bonn, Germany Western Europe & Others

CoP-10 October 2010 Nagoya, Japan Asia & Pacifi c

CoP-11 October 2012 Hyderabad, India Asia & Pacifi c

8 Chapter 3 Genesis How it all started

r. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the-then Executive Secretary, CBD Secretariat, during his visit to Delhi in November D2006 to attend an International Conference on Biosafety organized by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), met MEF and senior officers in MoEF, and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and requested that India may consider to host CBD’s CoP-11 in 2012. Dr. Djoghlaf followed up the matter by writing to the- then MEF in November 2006. The MEA expressed some apprehensions on the matter given the pressures that the host country finds itself. The request nevertheless was examined and a considered view was taken in the Ministry that, at that stage India would like to concentrate its efforts and energy in the ongoing negotiations on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), and that we would be willing to consider hosting a future CoP after conclusion of ABS negotiations in 2010. This was communicated to Dr. Djoghlaf in March 2007.

Thereafter, Dr. Djoghlaf once again approached the MEF in October 2009 requesting to know if India would be interested to host CoP-11 in 2012. The Minister agreed to the request and directed the Ministry to aggressively pursue the matter. Accordingly, India’s willingness to host CoP-11 to the CBD was communicated to Dr. Djoghlaf in October 2009. Simultaneously, MEA and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) were requested to convey their concurrence for hosting CoP-11 to the CBD in 2012, from political and security angles, respectively. The MEA communicated their concurrence in January 2010, and the MHA communicated their in-principle no objection to the proposal in March 2010.

9 Chapter 4 Preparatory Phase

4.1 CoP-10: Decision of hosting CoP-11

s per the procedures and past practice, India’s Aoffer to host CoP-11 was included under the agenda item on ‘Date and venue of next CoP’ during CoP-10 to CBD held at Nagoya in October 2010. The CoP-10 to the CBD welcomed and endorsed India’s offer to host CoP-11.

During the closing plenary of CoP-10, India as the incoming President, hosted a Reception on 29th October 2010. About 2000 delegates attended the Reception. The CoP-10 President, Environment Minister of Japan, the UK Environment Minister, and other high dignitaries were also present. The Reception started with a welcome address by Mr. Vijai Sharma, the-then Secretary (E&F) followed by a brief speech by CoP-10 President and Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the-then Executive Secretary, CBD Secretariat. The cultural programme included recital of sitar, Bharat Natyam and dances on a few Bollywood numbers in the end. The beauty was that all the items were performed by Japanese troupes which were brought from Osaka with the help of Indian Mission there. Indian snacks specially ordered for the purpose were procured from an Indian restaurant in Nagoya. The Reception was a mega

10 hit and it was such a heart-warming sight to see the international audience enjoying and sometimes dancing to the tune of Indian classical and Bollywood numbers performed by Japanese artists on a foreign land. Many delegates commented that this was a unique experience for them, and they were eagerly looking forward to coming to India, possibly with their families.

In response to an invitation from the Prime Minister of Japan to the Indian Prime Minister for attending the opening of the high level segment of CoP-10 in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010, the sent a reply to the Japanese Prime Minister on 28th September 2010, wherein regretting his inability to travel to Nagoya because of prior commitments, he stated that India has offered to host CoP-11 in 2012.

11 4.2 Meeting of past, present and future CoP Presidencies A Ministerial meeting was organized by the CBD in partnership with the Government of Switzerland at Bogis-Bossey near Geneva on 3rd September, 2010, of the 11 States that had presided over or will preside the CoPs to the CBD. The-then MEF, Mr. attended this meeting in his capacity as the Potential President of CoP-11. He also chaired this important meeting which resulted in the adoption of the Geneva Ministerial Biodiversity Call for Immediate Action, that was transmitted to CoP-10 held in Nagoya in October 2010. Thereafter, it was decided to organise this meeting as a regular annual event, and Switzerland agreed to host the meeting every year on 3rd September at the same venue.

4.3 UNGA’s High Level meeting on Biodiversity The UN General Assembly organized a special high level meeting on biodiversity on 22nd September, 2010 in New York, as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity, which was attended by Mr. Jairam Ramesh, the-then MEF. The outcome of this meeting was presented to CoP-10.

12 Participants of UNGA special session on Biodiversity

4.4 Attending meetings of CoP-10 Bureau As the host of next CoP, India was thereafter invited to attend CoP Bureau meetings as observer to report on progress in the preparations for CoP-11. The first Bureau meeting attended by the then Special Secretary, MoEF, Mr. M.F. Farooqui, as Liaison officer designated for CoP-11, was in Nairobi on 23rd May, 2010 on the sidelines of the first meeting of Working Group on Review of Implementation, wherein a presentation was made on India’s offer to host the CoP-11. Thereafter, following the decision adopted by CoP-10 regarding hosting of CoP-11 by India, Mr. Farooqui attended the CoP-10 Bureau meetings, and through presentations informed the Bureau members about the preparatory work being undertaken by India for hosting of CoP-11.

13 4.5 CoP-11 Logo and Slogan

The (MoEF) commissioned the services of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, a premier professional design institute for preparing the logo and slogan for CoP-11 in February 2011. After a series of inputs from MoEF and series of consultations and several drafts, the logo and slogan for CoP-11 were finalized.

The circle of the logo symbolizes nature’s cycle. A woman (representing Mother Earth) winnowing grains depicts linkage of biodiversity with livelihoods. The motif at the top is of a tiger, the most charismatic of all the large land animals. India is home to nearly half of the 3,500 tigers that remain in the world. The tiger is also India’s national animal. At the bottom is a dolphin, one of the most intelligent animals. Dolphins display advanced social behavior and culture similar to humans. The Gangetic dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal. At the center is a bird representing avifauna and a leaf representing flora. On top is the slogan in Sanskrit: ‘Prakruti Rakshati Rakshita’, translated in English as ‘Nature Protects if She is Protected’.

The logo and slogan were formally unveiled by the MEF on 23rd May 2011. Detailed guidelines and manual for using the logo and slogan prepared by NID were circulated widely within the country, as well as to the CBD Secretariat. The logo and slogan were also uploaded on MoEF’s and CBD’s websites. As a result, several organizations started using the logo and slogan of CoP-11 in their documents nearly 15 months before the event.

14 4.6 Formal launch of CoP-11 preparations

As the incoming Presidency of CoP-11, India hosted the regional launch of the UN Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) for the Asia & Pacific region, alongwith National stakeholder consultations for CoP-11 on 23rd May 2011. This was the first in the series of a number of regional launches planned over different regions. The global launch of the UN Decade was originally scheduled to be hosted by the CoP-10 Presidency, Japan in Tokyo a day earlier, i.e., on 22nd May, the International Biodiversity Day. However, because of the earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan on 11th March, 2011, the global launch had to be postponed and was held on 17-19 December 2011 in Ishikawa Perfecture, Japan. Mr. Hem Pande, Joint Secretary in-charge attended this event.

15 The high level event organized in New Delhi on 23rd May was chaired by the MEF, and attended by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the CBD Secretariat, the Vice Minister of Environment of Japan representing the CoP Presidency, the Ministers of a few countries, Ambassadors/

16 High Commissioners of many countries, representatives of Central Government Ministries, State Governments, National Biodiversity Authority, State Biodiversity Boards, Universities, specialized agencies of this Ministry, UN bodies, IGOs, CSOs and business. More than 500 participants attended this event. The event also marked the formal commencement of preparations for CoP-11 in India. At this event, the MEF released the logo and slogan for CoP-11, and also announced Hyderabad as likely venue city for CoP-11.

4.7 Intersessional meetings hosted by India

As a run-up to CoP/MoP-6 and CoP-11, India hosted and supported a series of important intersessional meetings. Some of these are given in the table below.

Table 2. Intersessional meetings hosted by India

S. No. Name of the meeting Venue and dates

1 Launch of Asia-Pacifi c chapter of UN Decade on New Delhi, 23 May 2011 Biodiversity, and national stakeholders consultation to launch of preparations for CoP-11

2 Capacity building workshop on socio-economic impacts of New Delhi, 14-16 November 2011 LMOs

3 Asia-Pacifi c Regional workshop on Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur New Delhi, 17-18 November 2011 Protocol on Liability and Redress

4 Sub-regional Training of Trainers workshop on LMOs New Delhi, 21-25 November 2011

5 Sub-regional workshop for South, East and South-East Dehradun, 6-10 December 2011 Asia on updating NBSAPs

6 Sub-regional workshop for South, East and South-East Dehradun, 6-10 December 2011 Asia on Protected Areas

7 Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication Dehradun, 12-14 December 2011

8 SACEP capacity building workshop on Clearing House Dehradun, 12-16 December 2011 Mechanism

9 Familiarization seminar for CoP-11 Hyderabad, 14 December 2011

10 Second meeting of Intergovernmental Committee on New Delhi, 2-6 June 2012 Nagoya Protocol on ABS (ICNP-2)

11 ASEAN-India Environment Ministers meeting on New Delhi, 6-7 September 2012 Biodiversity

17 India also sponsored and/or actively participated in a number of intersessional activities undertaken at the international level in preparation of CoP-11. Some of these are list in the Table below.

Table 3: Intersessional work with India’s sponsorship or active participation in preparation for CoP-11

S. No. Name of the activity Venue and dates

1 Regional capacity building workshop for updating and Xi’an, China, revision of National Biodiversity Strategic and Action 9-16 May 2011 Plans (NBSAPs) for East, South and South East Asia

2 Refl ection meeting on the Global Multilateral Benefi t Lysaker, Oslo, Norway, Sharing Mechanism (GMBSM) 24-25 March 2011

3 Expert meeting on compliance for Nagoya Protocol Tokyo, Japan, 28 February-1 March 2012

4 Global dialogue seminar on scaling up fi nance for Quito, Ecuador, biodiversity 6-9 March 2012

5 Informal Workshop on national experiences in Brasilia, Brazil, implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 12-14 March 2012 2011-2020

6 High Level Panel co-sponsored by Governments of UK Cambridge, UK, and India on global assessment for resources required 2-3 August 2012 for implementation of Strategic Plan

18 4.8 Intergovernmental Committee on Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

India hosted the second meeting of Intergovernmental Committee on Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ICNP-2) in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from 2-6 July 2012. It was the first ever open-ended meeting of the CBD hosted by India. Being held just three months prior to the CoP- 11 mega event to be held in Hyderabad in October 2012, ICNP-2 was thus like a dress-rehearsal or trial- run especially in terms of logistics. The meeting was attended by over 500 participants (as compared to 300 who attended ICNP-1 held in Montreal in June, 2011) representing governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, local authorities, indigenous and local communities, the research community and the private sector. The meeting went off quite smoothly in terms of logistics, and made good progress in terms of agenda and contents.

The ICNP-2 adopted eight recommendations on ABS clearing house, capacity building and development, awareness raising, compliance procedures, guidance to financial mechanism, resource mobilisation and global mechanism for benefit sharing, in preparation for the Protocol’s entry into force.

19 20 21 4.9 Logistic arrangements

Preliminary discussions were held during 2010 with leading and specialized conference organizations and destination management companies, exploring the possibilities of seeking end-to-end execution on turn-key basis.

The logistic arrangements for hosting the CoP-11 at Hyderabad picked up in early 2011. The venue for CoP-11, i.e., Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), is a purpose-built facility with state-of-the art IT infrastructure, design and telecommunications. Exhibition and some other events of CoP-11 were planned to be organised at Hyderabad International Trade Expositions Ltd (HITEX) which is adjacent to HICC.

Dr. Djoghlaf visited India to attend the 98th Indian Science Congress in January 2011, and to discuss arrangements for CoP-11 preparations. He met the MEF on 5th January 2011 at Hotel Ashok in New Delhi.

Selection of a suitable Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) was undertaken through a tendering process. MCI (Mind Communications Ideas) was selected as the PCO in mid 2012 for assisting the Ministry in hosting of CoP-11.

22 A multi-tier coordination mechanism for CoP-11 was developed. A National Steering Committee co-chaired by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and MEF was set up, the first meeting of which was held on 6th June, 2011. A National Working Group co-chaired by Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh and Secretary (E&F) was set up which first met on 19th September, 2011. An interministerial steering committee consisting of representatives of various Central Ministries such as Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Environment & Forests was set up. The Government of Andhra Pradesh constituted a CoP Cell with representation of all relevant Departments. Teams were set up for: Reception/ High-level segment coordination/ Conference room logistics coordination/ Catering/ Security/ Medical/ Hygiene & Housekeeping/ Transport & accommodation/ Culture & tourism/ Exhibition/ Side events/ Visa facilitation/ Technical/ Media.

As a part of a multi-pronged strategy on communication, education and public awareness, through the ‘Prakrithi Mitra’ initiative of the National Green Corps (NGC), which is a

23 Government of India’s programme to promote environment education among students, around 2200 school and college students from across all the 23 districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh were identified and trained to develop a talented ensemble of student volunteers. There were 200 hospitality staffs taken from National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad, and 100 foreign language volunteers from English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. Through a training programme conducted during the 15 months before CoP-11, they were trained in various aspects of media relations, hospitality and international relations to be able to guide and assist CoP-11 delegates.

A half-day familiarization seminar on CoP-11 was organized in Hyderabad on 14th December 2011 to familiarize the officials of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, local NGOs, industry and other stakeholders about the CBD, the CoP, its functioning etc.

Action was initiated in consultation with the State Government for arranging accommodation of visiting delegates, efficient transport plan, visa facilitation and protocol, tourism, security, catering, exhibition, side events etc. Action on Media and awareness campaign was also initiated in consultation with the State Government.

Regular interactions were held with the CBD Secretariat for liaisoning on these issues. Discussions were also undertaken with them regarding the Host Government Agreement (HGA).

Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, CBD visited CoP-11 venue in October 2011, when meetings were arranged with MoEF and senior State Government officials. Discussions were also held with him regarding the HGA. A UNON Security and CBD conferencing team visited CoP- 11 venue in Hyderabad on 15-18 November 2011.

Invitation letters were sent from Secretary (E&F) to Heads of over 80 relevant UN bodies and multilateral agencies in December 2011 inviting them for CoP-11. It was decided that the Prime

24 Minister of India would inaugurate the High Level Segment of CoP-11 by the Prime Minister on 16th October 2012. The Governor and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh would also be invited for the inaugural events. Accordingly, MEF sent letters of invitation to the Prime Minister and other high level dignitaries for this purpose.

Subsequent to the hiring of MCI as PCO, after detailed survey undertaken with representatives from CBD, MoEF, MCI and HICC for proper assessment of allocations and requirements, arrangements were made at the conference venue for registration office, hospitality desk, conference secretariat, bank, post office, warehouse etc.

A comprehensive audio visual and IT set up using best quality equipment was put in place. First aid and emergency medical facilities including tie-up with a leading hospital was made. Security plan at the venue, accommodation places and generally in the city, with round the clock CCTV surveillance and monitoring, keeping in view the regular delegate movement, VIP movement and general public movement, were put in place with

25 the involvement and approval of Cyberabad and Hyderabad Police. Sufficient catering arrangements with cafeteria/snack bar at competitive rates were made at both HICC and HITEX. For airport reception, two help desks each at domestic and international terminals of International airport at Hyderabad were set up. Facilitation arrangements were also made at New Delhi and Mumbai airports to cater to delegates entering via these cities. Protocol arrangements for the visiting dignitaries were made in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs. A visual identity plan through signages was arranged at the airport, around the city and in the overall complex for ensuring proper guidance to all delegates.

The National and State Disaster Management Authorities were engaged alongwith HICC for putting in place a risk and disaster management plan, alongwith a possible emergency evacuation plan with the assistance from Cyberabad Police. Training to these staffs and all volunteers to act at time of emergency was provided.

An agency for handling media matter was appointed to work in coordination with the CBD Media team and the State Government Media Committee. A Media Centre was planned at HITEX areas with facility for live reporting and live feed of proceedings.

Transport facilities were arranged for the delegates for airport transfers, hotels to conference venue and back, transfers for officials social evenings, and shuttles within conference venue, using air conditioned fleet of vehicles for ensuring seamless delegate movement. The hotel to venue shuttle transfer scheduled was covered through 14 identified routes.

The on-site services provided at the venue of the conferences included: shipping/freight counter, postal and courier service, foreign exchange, tour desk, transportation counter, business

26 centre, lost and found counter, medical centre, ATM machines, food court, and information desk.

A list of all categories of hotels including over 8000 rooms was made available on the website, with the option of delegates making their own arrangements or using the services of the officially designated PCO.

4.10 India’s direct financial contribution A proposal for incurring expenditure for hosting of CoP-11 activities was prepared for Rs. 65.70 crores, which was approved on 8th August, 2011. An additional amount of Rs. 22.34 crores was approved thereafter. Necessary approvals of the competent authority were then obtained. This amount was towards meeting the cost of hiring of venue, transport, PCO charges, amount to be paid to CBD Secretariat etc.

In response to a request by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, an amount of Rs. 90 crores (30% grant) was provided to them as a onetime Additional Central Assistance enabling the State Government to take up work for the conference up to Rs. 300 crorers for activities such as upgradation of infrastructure and beautification of the venue city, and security etc.

In addition, in order to give a major thrust to biodiversity conservation programmes in the country during India’s Presidency of CoP-11, a proposal for Rs. 216 crores for the 12th Plan period 2012-2017 for the existing Plan scheme on Biodiversity Conservation was approved.

4.11 Support to LDCs and others for participation in HLS In order to facilitate participation of Ministers from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the High Level Segment, a sum of USD 1 million equivalent to Rs. 5, 49,10,000 was sanctioned out of the Special Fund of USD 5 million announced by the External Affairs Minister during the India-LDCs Ministerial Conference held in February, 2011. This amount was utilized for supporting participation of Minister plus one from each of the LDCs, and also for a few Bureau members on their request.

In response to request from CBD Secretariat, India contributed a sum of Rs. 12 lakhs towards meeting local hospitality expenditure for participation of CBD-sponsored delegates representing Indigenous and Local Communities (ILCs) at CoP-11.

Responding to a request from Reporting Services of International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)-United Nations Office, funding support of Rs. 10 lakhs was provided as in-part contribution for meeting the cost of coverage of CoP-11 by Earth Negotiation Bulletin (ENB).

27 In response to a call from the MoEF inviting various organizations to undertake activities relevant to CoP-11 in preparation for and during the event, the Ministry received very enthusiastic response from nearly 100 such organizations. In order to examine the large number of proposals received, a committee was constituted in National Biodiversity Authority. Based on recommendations of this committee, funding support was provided to 60 organizations for undertaking CoP-11 related activities.

4.12 Host country website An official website for CoP-11 was developed and made operational nearly six months before the event in April 2012, with the official domain: www.cbdcop11india.in, and parallel domains as www. cbdcop11india.org and www.cbdcop11india.com. All delegates services were made available under this single website, a link for which was also made available on CBD’s official website. With the facility of a direct contact form, the visitor could contact organizers without sending email. Some other key features of the website included: detailed and regularly updated information for delegates, including about India, host city, conference venue and logistic arrangements; booking of accommodation with payment gateway from budget to five star category hotels alongwith hotel maps; detailed transport plan with time schedules; Exhibition space layout and booking with payment gateway; details of tours and excursions with facility of online booking; and important public information regarding police, hospitals etc.

4.13 High Level Segment (HLS) As has been the practice, India as the host Government organized a High Level Segment (HLS) on 16-19 October 2012, with a view to facilitate advancing of discussions on the agenda of CoP. The programme for HLS was worked out by the host Government in consultation with the CBD Secretariat. To begin with, India identified the following five key issues for discussions in the HLS so as to advance the agenda of CoP and CBD: Biodiversity and Livelihoods Integration of value of Biodiversity in National Planning and Accounting Process Strategy for Resource Mobilization Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Operationalisation of Nagoya Protocol

28 Letters were sent from the MEF on 1st August Panel II: Biodiversity for Livelihoods and Poverty 2011 to the Ministers-in-Charge of CBD of all Reduction countries informing them about these issues, and Panel III: Coastal and Marine Biodiversity inviting them to the HLS, more than a year before Panel IV: Implementation of Nagoya Protocol on the event. Access and Benefit Sharing

Eventually, in consultation with the CBD Moderators and Facilitators were identified for Secretariat, it was decided to have statements by these four Panels, and invitation letters sent to Heads of Ministerial delegations and international them by the MEF. organizations running in parallel with the following In order to prepare background papers for the four four interactive Panel discussions during the HLS: Panels, inputs were obtained from CBD Secretariat, Panel I: Implementation of the Strategic Plan on National Biodiversity Authority, and other experts. Biodiversity 2011-2020

29 After a series of discussions over the drafts, these were followed by interministerial-cum-expert meetings held on finalized and communicated to CBD Secretariat. 25th and 26th April 2012 in preparation for SBSTTA-16 and WGRI-4 meetings, on 26.6.2012 to discuss agenda of 4.14 ICNP-2, and on 27.8.2012 to discuss agenda of CoP-11 for Preparation of country position preparation of country position. The agenda of CoP is largely drawn from decisions of previous CoP. Side events and exhibition also play a role in 4.15 Indian delegation evolution of emerging issues on the agenda of CoP. Thus, agenda of CoP-11 was inherited from decisions of CoP-10, The official Indian delegation for CoP-11 was led by and had about 36 substantive items. Secretary (E&F), comprised of about 45 members representing MoEF, concerned Ministries/Departments As has been the practice, the country position on different of the Central Government and their organisations, agenda items of CoP-11 was prepared in consultation National Biodiversity Authority, autonomous/subordinate with concerned Ministries and experts. The process was organisations of MoEF, Planning Commission, and Experts. started more than 15 months before the event, when in Each of these members was assigned specific agenda items. June 2011, the provisional agenda of CoP-11 was first sent to the concerned Ministries/organisations/experts. The In addition, there were more than 200 Indian delegates annotated agenda of CoP-11 was circulated in January from the Central Government and Government of Andhra 2012. The first interministerial-cum-expert meeting to Pradesh to deal with the logistic aspects of the conference. discuss of CoP-11 agenda was held 6th February, 2012,

CoP-11 Core Team in Moef The entire preparatory work relating to hosting of CoP-11 was spearheaded by a small core team of officers in the MoEF led by the Minister for Environment & Forests. The team comprised of: Dr. T. Chatterjee, Mr. M.F. Farooqui, Mr. Hem Pande, Dr. J.R. Bhatt, Dr. Ranjini Warrier, Dr. Sujata Arora, Mr. Alok Agarwal and Mr. Sandeep Prasad

30 Chapter 5 The Event 5.1 CoP/MoP-6

he sixth Meeting of the Parties serving as TConference of the Parties (CoP/MoP-6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Hyderabad, India on 1-5 October 2012. The meeting was presided over by Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister for Environment & Forests, India as the President of CoP/MoP-6. In the inaugural session, statements were made by Mr. Masamichi Saigo, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as President of CoP/MoP-5; CBD Executive Secretary

31 Dr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias; Dr. Bakary Kante, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh; and Dr. Tishyarakshit Chatterjee, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. Thereafter, the plenary of CoP/MoP-6 was chaired by Mr. M.F. Farooqui, Special Secretary, MoEF, representing CoP/MoP-6 President.

Approximately 1300 participants representing nearly 100 Parties to the Protocol and other governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non- governmental organizations, academia and industry attended CoP-MoP 6.

The CoP/MoP-6 meeting adopted 16 decisions on: compliance; the Nagoya- Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress (the Supplementary Protocol); subsidiary bodies; cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives; the Biosafety Clearing-House; capacity building; the roster of experts; monitoring and reporting; assessment and review; notification requirements; handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms (LMOs) (Article 18); unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs (Article 17); financial mechanism and resources; socio-economic considerations; risk assessment and risk management; and the budget.

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34 SNAPSHOTS

35 5.2 CoP-11

The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the CBD was held from 8-19 October 2012, in Hyderabad, India, following CoP/MoP-6. The meeting was presided over by Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister for Environment and Forests, India as the President of CoP-11. In the opening session, statements were made by Mr. Hoshino Kazuaki, on behalf of the Minister of Environment of Japan; Mr. Ryu Matsumoto, former Minister of Environment of Japan and CoP-10 President; Ms. Amina Mohamed, UNEP Deputy Executive Director; CBD Executive Secretary Dr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias; Mr. Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; and Dr. T. Chatterjee, Secretary (Environment & Forests). Thereafter, Mr. M.F. Farooqui, Special Secretary, MoEF, presided over the plenary sessions as representative of CoP-11 President.

Thousands of delegates representing 175 Parties, other governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental, non-governmental, indigenous and local community organizations, academia and the private sector participated in CoP-11.

36 CoP-11 adopted 33 decisions on a range of strategic, substantive, administrative, financial and budgetary issues. These include: the status of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and benefit- sharing (ABS); implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and progress towards the Aichi biodiversity targets; and implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization; issues related to financial resources and the financial mechanism; cooperation, outreach and the UN Decade on Biodiversity; operations of the Convention; and administrative and budgetary matters. Delegates also addressed: ecosystem restoration; Article 8(j) (traditional knowledge); marine and coastal biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; biodiversity and development; and several other ecosystem-related and cross- cutting issues.

Following the impressive package adopted at COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan, CoP-11 marked the move from policy-making to implementation. The meeting will be remembered for its intense, down-to- the-wire negotiations on financial issues, including targets for implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, and the budget, with a compromise agreement reached in the early hours of Saturday, 20th October 2012.

37 One of the most important outcomes of CoP-11 is the commitment made by the Parties of doubling biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to developing countries by 2015, and at least maintaining this level until 2020.

India played an active role in content development and outcome of the conference, especially in the context of the most important agenda of CoP-11, namely, resource mobilisation, on which the decision adopted was doubling of total biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to developing countries. This is being considered a major achievement especially in the context of the global economic downturn, and also considering the absence of any such target in the intersessional work, as well as developed countries insistence on developing robust baseline and reporting mechanisms as precondition for any target. The strategic thinking, and painstaking efforts by Indian negotiators in the last over a year towards building a compromise helped a great deal. At CoP-11, there was a complete breakdown in discussions in the Contact Group on the draft Cochairs text on resource mobilisation. India as CoP President played a key role in ending the logjam over resource mobilisation. A proposal by the Presidency was introduced following several bilateral meetings with developed and developing country Parties, as well as Ministerial level consultations chaired by the CoP President with a small group of countries. Following intense down-to-the-wire negotiations in the last two days, and several diplomatic parleys spearheaded by India, the text was finally agreed around midnight of 19th October, 2012. This testifies to India’s ingenuity and capacity to build bridges and for farsighted strategic planning.

38 39 CoP- 11 SNAPSHOTS

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 5.3 High Level Segment The CoP-11 High Level Segment was held from 16-19 October 2012. The High Level Segment was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. in the afternoon of 16th October 2012. The Prime Minster in his speech announced, inter alia, India’s ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing. The Prime Minister also launched the ‘Hyderabad Pledge’, wherein he announced that the Government of India has decided to earmark a sum of US $ 50 million during India’s Presidency of CoP to strengthen institutional mechanism, enhance the technical and human capabilities for biodiversity conservation in India, and to promote similar capacity building in other developing countries. With this pledge, India thus became the first Champion under the Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions launched on CBD’s website. The Prime Minister unveiled a commemorative Pylon in Hyderabad to mark CoP-11. It has been decided to establish a Biodiversity Museum and a Garden on this site. The Prime Minister planted the first tree on behalf of India. Representatives of the participating countries at CoP-11 also planted trees. Hyderabad is the first host city of CBD CoP to establish commemorative Pylon, garden and museum. The High Level Segment heard statements from around 80 Ministers and high-level representatives in the plenary session on 17th and 18th October 2012. Parallely, four panel discussions were held on: implementation of the Strategic Plan; biodiversity for livelihoods and poverty reduction; marine and coastal biodiversity; and implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS. The outcome of the plenary statements and four panel discussions was brought out in the form of Chairs summary by the President of CoP-11 on the closing day on 19th October 2012.

50 51 5.3.1 Bilaterals and other meetings during HLS Making use of the presence of a large number of Ministerial level delegates, several bilateral meetings at the official and Ministerial levels, especially in the context of resource mobilisation; trilateral meetings (India Brazil South Africa forum); and meetings with some UN and international bodies were held during the HLS.

5.4 Parallel events With a view to engage with all stakeholders, a number of parallel events were organized on the sidelines of CoP-11 in Hyderabad. Some of these are briefly described below.

5.4.1 Cities and Biodiversity The City Biodiversity Summit 2012, titled, ‘Cities for Life: City and Subnational Biodiversity Summit’ was held in parallel with CoP-11 at the same venue. The event was organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the CBD Secretariat in partnership with the Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainability (nrg4SD). The aim of the Cities for Life Summit was to outline the latest relevant tools and initiatives; to reiterate the importance of ecosystem services and understanding their value; and to present a response by local governments, subnational governments, academia and international organizations to the Plan of Action. The event was attended by Mayors, Governors, high ranking officials, national governments, international organizations, UN agencies, and specialists from across the world.

52 5.4.2 International Youth forum The International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv was organized in parallel to CoP-11 in Sundarbans/Hyderabad in October, 2012, with the aim of providing a platform to the youth to voice their opinion on the issues related to biodiversity. The Go4BioDiv event was coordinated by Wildlife Institute of India on behalf of Ministry of Environment & Forests, with active support from a number of organisations such as GIZ, GMU, BFN, UNESCO, IUCN, ACB, UNDP, World Bank, and DEFRA. The theme of Go4BioDiv 2012 was ‘Conserving coastal and marine biodiversity for sustaining life and livelihoods’. Thirty-four young people called ‘Messengers’ were selected to represent their communities, environmental groups and research institutes from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific region including Australia. The Messengers were between 18 to 29 years of age from over 20 different marine World Heritage Sites around the world including nine coastal States of India. The participants, resource persons and the organizing team first met in a Nature Camp, at the Sundarbans Marine World Heritage Site, West Bengal, where a ‘Youth Declaration’ was jointly prepared. The Messengers then came to Hyderabad for the High- Level Segment from 16-19 October, 2012 to present their messages to decision-makers and the wider public through the ‘Youth Declaration’, by participating in several side-events and sessions, and by organizing creative performances involving street theatre and a colourful exhibition. Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forests, Government of India released the special Go4BioDiv brochure during the UNDP Award Ceremony at CoP-11.

53 5.4.3 Commemorative stamp On the occasion of the CoP-11, the MoEF in coordination with the Department of Posts decided to release commemorative stamps. For this purpose, a theme ‘Endemic Species of Indian Biodiversity Hotspots’ was chosen. A set of four commemorative stamps on this theme, alongwith its ‘First Day Cover’ was released in the presence of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India during the inaugural session of the CoP-11 High Level Segment in Hyderabad on 16 October, 2012.

54 5.4.4 Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train One of the most important initiatives taken by India in the run-up to and during CoP-11 was the Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) train, which was positioned as the brand Ambassador of CoP-11. SEBS was an innovative mobile exhibition mounted on a specially designed 16 coach AC train, which travelled across India from 5th June to 22nd December 2012, received over 2.3 million visitors on its journey and played a key role in creating awareness about biodiversity in the country. After the resounding success of SEBS, efforts are now being made to increase the reach of this train to even more remote corners of the country in the next phase to increase awareness on biodiversity. Many visiting CoP-11 delegates who visited SEBS in Hyderabad during CoP-11 also expressed desire for something similar in their countries.

55 Photographs of SEBS

56 5.4.5 GoI-UNDP Biodiversity awards In preparation for CoP-11, the UNDP in partnership with the MoEF decided to present awards at CoP-11 for honouring inspiring examples in four categories: Community stewardship; Decentralised Governance; Co-management; and Protected areas. A call for good examples of biodiversity governance was widely publicized in newspapers and among networks working on this theme, in response to which 150 nominations were received. The awardees were selected through an extremely open and rigorous process by a six- member jury. The CoP President Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan and the UN Under-Secretary General and UNDP Associate Administrator, Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, presented the India Biodiversity Awards on 17 October 2012 at the Ministerial Reception before a global audience. The UNDP publication on biodiversity governance ‘Conservation across Landscapes’ based on the experiences generated through the Award process was also released at this event. 5.4.6 Business event A high level Business-Ministerial Breakfast Meeting on “Current Status of Business and Biodiversity: Way Forward” was organized on October 18, 2012 from 8-10 a.m on the margins of CoP-11. This session was moderated by Mr Pavan Sukhdev and was attended by two Ministers (Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests, India and CoP-11 President; and Ms Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa). The Business sector was represented by FICCI, CII, Rio Tinto India, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc, Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The aim of this session was to discuss main elements of the CoP-11 draft business decision with focus on standards and procurement. 5.4.7 Biodiversity Haat A Biodiversity Haat was set up as an open booth area in the midst of HITEX, with a view to replicate the open air craft market called Haat typical to Indian villages. The design of the Biodiversity Haat, which sold Indian handicrafts and products made from naturals sources, was drawn from typical Haat in an Indian village. Featuring cultural programmes from across India, the Haat presented an opportunity for the foreign delegates to experience a taste of India’s diversity and cultural vibrancy at the conference venue itself.

57 5.5 Side events and Exhibition During CoP-11, nearly 300 side events were held, with a view to sharing experiences and increasing opportunities for informal dialogue among the meetings’ participants. Several UN bodies, international organizations, Indian organizations, Universities, academia, civil society organizations and others participated enthusiastically in these side events. An Interactive Fair on Biodiversity in the form of an exhibition was organized on the margin of CoP-11 at HITEX exhibition centre at Hyderabad. Nearly 145 exhibition booths representing a diverse array of organizations including UN bodies, international organizations, research and academic institutions, national and international business enterprises, and NGOs were set up in an area of 3500 sq.m, to present and showcase their biodiversity related activities, initiatives and projects. A dedicated networking lounge was also set up in the exhibition hall to promote interactions and exchange of ideas among exhibitors and visitors. In addition, an Indian Pavilion, which included a joint exhibition of MoEF, National Biodiversity Authority, and State Biodiversity Boards, was also organized in the exhibition hall. This provided an opportunity to a number of interested organizations to present their work including through knowledge product.

58 59 Chapter 6 CoP Presidency: Looking Ahead

osting of CoP/MoP-6 and CoP-11 by India is an important milestone. Hailed as Hone of the biggest politico-scientific events in the world that brought together thousands of delegates from 175 countries, managing the logistics of this mega-event was not a mean task. The logistics for the event were absolutely flawless, including for the VIPs. During the nearly two years of preparation of the conference, the Government provided an enabling environment that encouraged involvement of all stakeholders, including relevant Central sectoral Ministries/Departments, State Governments, academia, specialised organisations, non-governmental organisations, media, business, youth, civil society, policy makers, Parliamentarians, etc. Special efforts were made to create awareness and local capacity building on biodiversity related issues.

India is quite satisfied with the outcomes of CoP/MoP-6 and CoP-11, in particular with the meaningful decision on resource mobilization of doubling the total biodiversity- related international financial resource flows to developing countries by 2015 and at least maintaining this level until 2020. This is a significant achievement that would add confidence to the CBD process and hopefully assist developing countries in their efforts to protect biodiversity. The UN General Assembly has since also adopted a resolution on ‘Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity and its contribution to sustainable development’ highlighting the achievements of CoP-11.

60 India will be the President of CoP-11 for a two year term till the election of a successor at CoP-12 to be held in Pyeongchang Republic of Korea from 29 September to 17 October 2014.

With the successful hosting of CoP-11, the task for India is not over. In fact, it has only begun. In its two- year term as the CoP Presidency, India would like to see progress on the delivery of decisions adopted at CoP-11 and CoP/MoP-6. After the important set of decisions taken in CoP-10 and CoP-11, the priority for the international community now has to be on implementation. India looks forward to the continued support of all the Parties in this regard.

India would also like to work towards encouraging Parties to expedite ratification of the Nagoya Protocol, so that the requisite number of ratifications are received in time for the first CoP/MoP of the Protocol to be held concurrently with CoP-12. Expeditious ratification and entry into force of the Protocol and implementation of its provisions related to Access and Benefit Sharing are important key deliverables.

At CoP-11, a call was made to Parties and other stakeholders by the Executive Secretary, CBD to pledge urgent action towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets and become one of several Biodiversity Champions. While inaugurating the High Level Segment, the Prime Minister of India has announced the earmarking of a sum of US$ 50 million during India’s Presidency of CoP to strengthen institutional mechanisms, enhance technical and human capabilities for biodiversity conservation in India, and to promote similar capacity building in other developing countries. India would like to see other governments join the Hyderabad Call for Action on Biodiversity, by pledging support for biodiversity at domestic, regional or global levels. Towards this, a joint letter from Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister for Environment & Forests, and CoP-11 President, and the Executive Secretary, CBD Secretariat has been sent to all Parties.

India has also decided to establish a Biodiversity Museum and a Garden in Hyderabad at the site where our Prime Minister unveiled a commemorative Pylon during CoP-11. The Prime Minister planted the first tree on behalf of India. Representatives of the participating countries at CoP-11 also planted trees. Hyderabad is the first host city of CBD CoP to establish commemorative Pylon, garden and museum.

India would play a leadership role during her Presidency by supporting and hosting capacity building in the developing countries. India has also offered to meet part of the cost of the meeting of the Working Group on Art. 8j on Traditional Knowledge.

India would continue to work proactively at the national level for conservation of biodiversity as well as for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in development sectors.

Some of the initiatives taken by India in the run-up to and during CoP-11 are worthy of emulation and follow-up. The brand Ambassador of CoP-11, namely the SEBS train, played a key role in creating awareness about biodiversity in the country. After the resounding success of SEBS, the second phase of SEBS has been flagged off by MEF on 9th April 2013.

61 To pledge support for Hyderabad Call for Action on Biodiversity, please visit: www.cbd.int/champions/

62 Indian delegation for Sixth Meeting of Parties serving as Conference of Parties (CoP/MoP-6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and Eleventh Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity

1. H.E. Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister 10. Dr. Prem Lal Gautam, Chairman Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, (PPVFRA), National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India and Forests, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Tel.: 011-24361727, E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Authority Ministry of Agriculture, S-2, A Block, NASC Complex - DPS Marg, Opp. Todapur, New Delhi-110012, India 2. Dr. Tishya Chatterjee, Secretary Tel.: +91-11-25848127 Ministry of Environment & Forests E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India 11. Dr. S. R. Rao, Advisor Tel.:011- 24360721 Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Block-2, C.G.O Complex, 7th Floor, Lodhi Road CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,New Delhi- 110003 India 3. Mr. M.F. Farooqui, Special Secretary Tel.: +91 11 243 60 295, Fax: +91 11 233 16 745 (telefax) Ministry of Environment & Forests E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests,Paryavaran Bhawan Web: www.niscair.res.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel.:+91 11 24 36 13 08, Fax:+91 11 24 36 39 67 12. Dr. Swapan Datta, Deputy Director General (Crop Science) E-Mail: [email protected] Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Indian Council of Agricultural Research 4. Mr. Hem Pande, Joint Secretary Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001 India Ministry of Environment & Forests Tel.: 011-23382545 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India Tel.: +91 11 24362551, Fax: +91 11 24360894 13. Dr. Kailash Chander Bansal, Director E-Mail: [email protected] National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources 5. Dr. Ranjini Warrier, Director, Conservation and Survey Division, Pusa Campus, New Dehli-110 012 India Ministry of Environment & Forests Tel.: +91 11 25843697 ext 410 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India Tel.: +91 11 2436 3964, Fax: +91 11 2436 0894 14. Dr. T.P. Rajendran, Assistant Director General E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Indian Council of Agricultural Research Indian Council of Agricultural Research 6. Dr. Shruti Rai Bhardwaj, Deputy Director Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi- 110 001India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.: 011-23384414 C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: 011 24360060, E-Mail: [email protected] 15. Dr. Gurinder Randhawa, Principal Scientist 7. Ms. Madhu Gupta, Research Offi cer National Research Centre on DNA Fingerprinting National Bureau Ministry of Environment & Forests of Plant Genetic Resources Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Pusa Campus, New Dehli- 110 012 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India Tel.: 011-25849459 Tel.: +91 11 2436 1526, E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

8. Dr. Balakrishna Pisupati, Chairman 16. Dr. S.K. Saxena, Director National Biodiversity Authority Export Inspection Council of India Ministry of Commerce & National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Industry, Ministry of Commerce & Industry th Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark, Taramani Link Road Room No. 279, Udyog Bhavan, New Dehli, India , - 600113, India Tel.: 011-23341263 Tel.: +91 44 22541805, Fax: +91 44 22541073 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 17. Dr. Suresh Pal, Head Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI Division of Agricultural 9. Dr. Rai S. Rana, Member Economics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute NBA & Compliance Committee-CPB Bio-Links Hyderabad 500407 India D-43, Indraprastha Apts Sector-14, Rohini, Tel.: +91 25847501, Fax: +91 25846420 New Delhi- 110085 India E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +91 11 278 60 123, Fax: +91 11 273 459 35 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

63 18. Dr. Sudhir K. Soam, Head 28. Mr.. Alok Agarwal, Director ICM Division, NAARM, National Academy of Agricultural Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Research Managsement (NAARM) C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India Tel.: 040-24014808 Tel.: 011-24361487 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

19. Dr. Malavika Dadlani, Joint Director 29. Archana Agarwal, Associate Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Indian Agricultural Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Research Institute, Hyderabad 500407 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India Tel.: 011-25843379 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] 30. Vandana Aggarwal, Advisor 20. Dr. K. Gurumurthi, Former Director Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Indian Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) Indian Forest C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), 62/4, Leela Apartments, E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ponnayarajapuram, Coimbatore - 641 001 India E-Mail: [email protected] 31. R. K. Agrawal, Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 21. Prof. Biswajit Dhar, Director General C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS) Tel.: 011-24367079 Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Zone IV-B, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 32. R S Ahlawat, Senior Advisor Tel.: 91-11-24682176 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: dgoffi [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: http://www.ris.org.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

22. Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Senior Fellow 33. Heena Ahmed, Consultant Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS) Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Zone IV-B, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] New Delhi- 110003 India 34. Mr. Albert Solo, Member Secretary Tel.: 91-11-24682177-80 Nagaland Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Web: http://www.ris.org.in Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 23. Dr. Luther M. Rangreji, Assistant Professor E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University South Asian Web: www.nbaindia.in University, 233 Akbar Bhavan, Chankyapuri 35. Shaik Afsar Ali, Investigator New Delhi-110021 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.: 011-24122512 C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

24. Mr. Govindraj Hegde, Assistant Professor 36. Mohd Amjadullah, Director National Law School of India University (NLSIU) MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan National Law School of India University (NLSIU) C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India National Law School , India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: +91 080 2316 0532 E-Mail: [email protected] 37. Dr Anmol Kumar, Member Secretary Maharashtra Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 25. Dr. Vibha Ahuja, General Manager Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Biotech Consortium India Limited Biotech Consortium India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India th Limited, Anuvrat Bhavan, 5 fl oor, 210 Deen Dayal Upadhyay E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: Marg New Delhi- 110002 India www.nbaindia.in Tel.: +91 11 2321 9059, Fax: +91 11 2321 9063 E-Mail: [email protected] 38. S. Annadurai, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 26. Mr.. Abhay Kumar Johari, Member Secretary C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Assam Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry Tel.: 011-243620667 Fax: of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark, Taramani E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 39. Dr. Sujata Arora, Project Scientist Director Web: www.nbaindia.in MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests Ministry of Environment and Forests Room No. 737 27. Mr.. Bhupendra Singh Adhikari, Scientist-E Paryavaran Bhavan, C.G.O. Complex, Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Dehradun 248001 India Tel.: +91 11 24361601 E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

64 40. Mr.. Arvind Uniyal 51. Mrs. Bharati, Member Secretary Uttarakhand State Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Sikkim Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in Web: www.nbaindia.in

41. S Avinash, Field Engineer 52. Mr. Jaivardhan Ramanlal Bhatt, Director Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: Fax: Tel.: +91 11 24362543, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected],

42. Anoop Badhwa, Inspector General of Forests 53. Mr. L. Birmangol Singh, Range Forest Offi cer Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Manipur Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 43. Abhijeet Kumar Bala, Project Scientist, MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 54. Ms. Pratibha Brahmi, Senior Scientist C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 India National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Pusa Campus, New Dehli- 110 012 India Tel.:, Fax: 44. Mr..M. Balakrishna Reddy, Member Secretary E-Mail: [email protected], Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 55. Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah, Member Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113- India National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark www.nbaindia.in Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.:, Fax: 45. Mr.. N. Balasubramani E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Web: www.nbaindia.in Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark,Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 56. Dr. B.S. Burfal, Chairman Web: www.nbaindia.in Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 46. Arjit Banerjee, Project Director Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 57. Mr.. Y. Chakrapani, Deputy Conservator 47. Biswajit Banerjee, Director Forests Karnataka Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Planning Commission, Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, Ministry of Environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhawan TICEL Biopark, Taramani Link Road Chennai C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 48. Parisha Bankhwal, Project Assistant Web: www.nbaindia.in Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani 58. Ms. T. Chandni, Director Dehradun- 248001 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 49. A K Bansal, Additional Director Tel.:, Fax: General of Forests, E-Mail: [email protected], Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 59. Subhash Chandra, DIG C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.: Fax: C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.:, Fax: 50. Kabir Sanjay Bavikatte, Consultant E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 60. Dr Indrani Chandrasekharan, Adviser C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Planning Commission Tel.: Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] New Delhi 110 001 India Tel.: +91 11 23096785 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

65 61. Nandita Chatterjee, Additional Secretary 70. H S Debnath, Scientist F, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Botanical Survey of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 62. Mr. Mr. Ranjan Chatterjee, Senior Consultant (E & F) Planning Commission 71. Sri. H. S Devaraj Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Karnataka Biodiversity Board C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India 63. D. Chezhian, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 72. K Ghayathri Devi, OSD E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 64. Mr. K. Chitrarasu, Advisor Tel.: 011-24361727 National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 73. Mr.. Dhananjay Prasad, Research Offi cer E-Mail: [email protected] Uttarakhand State Biodiversity Board Web: www.nbaindia.in National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 65. Dr. S.S. Choudary, Chairman Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India Rajasthan Biodiversity Board,National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] th Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark Web: www.nbaindia.in Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 74. Mr. Anil Dhussa, Director Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of New and Renewable Energy New Delhi 110003 India 66. Dr. Sherine Sonia Cubelio, Scientist Tel.:, Fax: Centre for marine Living Resrouces & Ecology (CMLRE) E-Mail: [email protected], Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi India E-Mail: [email protected] 75. P J Dilip Kumar, Director General of Forests Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 67. Mr. A Damodaran, Professor C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Indian Institute of Management Tel.:, Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: dgfi [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: 76. Mr. Indra Dutt Bhatt, Scientist E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Kosi, Uttar Pradesh India 68. Mr. Narain Dass, Director Tel.: Fax: National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Taramani Link Road 77. Dr. Erach Bharucha, Chairman Ministry of Environment and Forests, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Paryavaran Bhawan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] India Web: www.nbaindia.in Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.:, Fax: 78. Saif Farooqui, Associate E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 69. Mr.. Debal Ray, Member Secretary Tel.:, Fax: West Bengal Biodiversity Board E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark, Taramani Link Road Chennai 79. Salma Farooqui, Associate Tamil Nadu 600113- India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

66 80. M A Bari Faruqi, Jr Administrator 91. Dr. H.S.Singh, Additional Principal Chief Conservator Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Forests Social Forestry, Gujarat,National Biodiversity Authority C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

81. Mr. K.K Garg, Member Secretary 92. Mr. Bilal Habib, Scientist-C Rajasthan Biodiversity Board Wildlife Institute of India, P.B. #18, Chandrabani National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Dehradun- 248001 India Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Tel.:, Fax: Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 93. Farhat Jabeen, Assistant Director MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 82. Nalini Geete, Ayurveda Physician C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: 94. Dr. C. Jacob Thomson, Expert Consultant E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 83. Shantanu Goel, Consultant Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, Tel.: +91 44 2254 1075 C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.:, Fax: Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 95. Mr. P. Jaishankar, Technical Assistant 84. Mr. G.V. Gopi, Scientist-C National Biodiversity Authority Wildlife Institute of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark P.B. #18, Chandrabani Dehradun- 248001 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.:, Fax: Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 85. Dr.A.K. Gupta, Member Secretary Tripura Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 96. C N Jaisi, Assistant Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.: 011-24363975 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 86. Dr. Kavita Gupta, Senior Scientist National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus 97. Dr. Ghazala Javed, Assistant Director New Dehli- 110 012 India Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & F.W. E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 87. Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Private Secretary E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 98. Mr. R.S.C. Jayaraj, Member Secretary Tel.:, Fax: Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board O/O: Director, 88. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Scientist-C State Forest Research Institute, Itanagar, Van Vihar Chimpu Wildlife Institute of India Itanagar-791113. Arunachal Pradesh India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Dehradun 248001- India Tel.: 9442531990 Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 99. Shanthi Jayaraman, PS to Secretary 89. Mr. A.K. Gupta, Member Secretary National Biodiversity Authority Jharkhand Biodiversity Board Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India th Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 100. Ms. Neelima Jerath, Member Secretary National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Environment and 90. Mr. Gurharminder Singh, Sr. Scientifi c Offi cer Forests, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment Punjab Biodiversity Board and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai National Biodiversity Authority Tamil Nadu- 600113 India th Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark Tel.:, Fax: Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in

67 101. Mr. Yadvendradev Jhala, Scientist “G” 112. Amit Kumar, AIG Wildlife Institute of India, Uttarakhand, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]; E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

102. Mr. Jitendra Singh Thakur 113. Ashish Kumar, Deputy Director Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Tel.:, Fax: Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], Web: www.nbaindia.in 114. Mr. Anjani Kumar, Director 103. Mr. Prabhakar Johare Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Tel.: 011-23318553, Fax: Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tamil Nadu 600113 India Tel.:, Fax: 115. Mr. Jitesh Kumar, Research Investigator E-Mail: [email protected], Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 104. Mr. J.A. Johnson, Scientist-C Tel.:, Fax: Wildlife Institute of India, P.B. #18, Chandrabani E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Dehradun- 248001 India Tel.:, Fax: 116. Mr. K N Krishna Kumar, Professor E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Indian Institute of Forest Management Ministry of Environment and Forests New Delhi 110003 India 105. Mr. Ajay Joshi, Section Offi cer Tel.:, Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]; C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India [email protected] Tel.: 011-24366837, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 117. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Punjab Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 106. Mr. O P Joshi, Under Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, C.G.O. Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: Tel.: 011-24363983 Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in

107. Mr. C P Kala, Assistant Professor 118. Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Offi ce Assitant Indian Institute of Forest Management Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24362875, Fax: Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 119. P. Anandha Kumar, Technical Assistant 108. Mr. Umesh Kalra, Economic Adviser National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 109. Tarun Kathula, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 120. Pradeep Kumar, Scientist-G C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Tel.: 011-24366842, Fax: Chandrabani Dehradun 248 001 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

110. Biba Jasmine Kaur, Research Associate 121. Shamita Kumar Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Maharashtra Biodiversity Board India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected] Web: Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 122. Shyamal Kumar Nandi, Group Head G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development 111. Mr. S K Khanduri, Inspector General of Forests Kosi, Uttar Pradesh, India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected],

68 123. Mr. Prasanna Kumar Samal, Scientist-in-Charge 133. Mr.. Manoj Kumar Sarkar G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Tamilnadu Biodiversity Board Kosi, Uttar Pradesh, India National Biodiversity Authority Tel.: Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] 124. Mr. Ajay Kumar Lal, CCF Web: www.nbaindia.in State Forest Department, Solan Himachal Pradesh Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, 134. Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dean C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Division of Protected area Network and Management Department Tel.: Fax: of Protected Areas Network and Wildlife Management Wildlife E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Institute of India, P.B. #18, Chandrabani Dehradun 248 001 India Tel.: 91 135 2640304, Fax: 91 135 2640117 125. Mr. Priji Lal, Research Assistant E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 135. Mr. Samar Mazumdar, UDC Tel.: Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24363975, Fax: 126. Dr. K.P. Laladhas, Member Secretary E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Kerala Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 136. J P Meena, Under Secretary Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.: 011-24369133, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 127. Mrs Lavannya Vishnu Sagar UNEP-GEF-MoEF ABS Project 137. Hari Har Mishra, Deputy Secretary National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.: Fax: Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 138. Manoj Modi, Scientist C Ministry of Science and Technology, Block-2, C.G.O Complex, 128. Mr. Liandawla, Member Secretary 7th Floor, Lodi Road CGO Complex, Lodiroad Mizoram Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority New Delhi 110-003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.niscair.res.in Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 139. Mr. Shikhar Mohan, Associate Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 129. Dr. M. Hemant Gupta, Joint Member Secretary Tel.:, Fax: Himachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 140. Ms. Prema Mohan, Under Secretary Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.: 011-2436693 Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 130. S Mahapatra, Under Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 141. Mr. Rahul Mungikar C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Maharashtra Biodiversity Board, India Tel.:, Fax: Tel.:, Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], Web: 131. Dr.A.K. Malhotra, Chairman Jharkhand Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 142. Mr. Murugan, Research associative Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Karnataka Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority th Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 132. Mr.. Manoj Chamoli, Computer Assistant National Biodiversity Authority, National Biodiversity Authority 143. D. Muthukumaran, System Administratot Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark National Biodiversity Authority th Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in

69 144. N Nageswara, Associate Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 155. Mr. L.M.S. Palni, Director Tel.:, Fax: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Kosi, Uttar Pradesh, India Tel.: Fax: 145. Dr. Nagin Nanda, Member Secretary E-Mail: [email protected], Himachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board National Biodiversity Authority 156. Mr. C Palpandi, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: Fax: Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

146. Mr. Amit Narang, Deputy Secretary 157. Ms. Mukta Pant, Associate Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan ISIL Building, 9 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi- 110001 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 147. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Narayan, Section Offi cer Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 158. Mr. A K Parida, Director General EPTRI C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.: 011-24363161 Fax: C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 148. Mr.. V.K. Nautiyal Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 159. Mr. Manoj Kumar Pathak, Section Offi cer Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: 011-24363961 Fax: Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

149. Dr. Prakash Nelliyat, Economist 160. Mr. R K Pathak, Technical Director, NIC UNEP GEF ABS Project, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

150. Mr. Parag Nigam, Scientist-D 161. Mr.. Pawan Kumar, Member Secretary Wildlife Institute of India, P.B. #18, Chandrabani Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority th Dehradun- 248001 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark Tel.:, Fax: Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 151. Mr. N Nikhil, Associate Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 162. Mr. Ishwar Poojar, Consultant C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India National Biodiversity Authority th Tel.:, Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.:, Fax: 152. Mr. R R Okhandiar, CCF E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] State Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 163. Mr. D V Prabhakar, Private Secretary Tel.: Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24361487 Fax: 153. Dr. Oommen V. Oommen, Chairman E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Kerala Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 164. V. Pradeep, Economist Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Society of Integrated Coastal Management E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Web: www.nbaindia.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 154. Ms. S. Padmavathi, Administrative Offi cer National Biodiversity Authority 165. Mr. Om Prakash, Offi ce Assistant Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.:, Fax: Tel.: 011-24362551 Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

70 166. Mr. Om Prakash 178. Dr. Rajeeva, Chairman Innovative Orissa Initiative Gujarat Biodiversity Board Tel.:, Fax: National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 167. Bala Prasad, Joint Secretary E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Health & Family Welfare New Delhi - 10001 [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected] 179. Mr. Kadiyala Rajendra, Associate 168. Mr. Sandeep Mohan Prasad, Project Coordinator Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: Fax: Tel.: 011-24362875 Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 180. Dr. Asha Rajvanshi, Professor and Head EIA Cell 169. Ms. Anita Prasad, Associate Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Dehradun- 248001 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: +91 135 264 0112-115 ext 225, 234 Tel.: Fax: Fax: +91 135 264 0117 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in

170. Mrs. Pratibha Singh 181. Dr. Rakesh Shah, Member Secretary Uttar Pradesh Biodiversity Board Uttarakhand State Biodiversity Board National Biodiversity Authority National Biodiversity Authority th Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], support@nbaindia. E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] in Web: www.nbaindia.in Web: www.nbaindia.in

171. Mr. Towseef Amin Rafeeqi, Research Offi cer 182. Mr. Ram Prakash Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Member Secretary & Principal Chief Conservator C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 India Forests (Wildlife) Chhattisgarh Biodiversity Board Tel.:, Fax: National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 172. Mr. P Raghu, Scientist C Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in Tel.: Fax: 183. K. Ramesh, Scientist-C E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani 173. Mr. K P Raghuram, Consultant Dehradun- 248 001 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India 184. Mr. Asir Ramesh, Training Offi cer Tel.: Fax: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 India 174. Mr. M. Dharma Raj, Additional Surveyor General Tel.:, Fax: Southern Zone, E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Survey of India, Bangalore, India 185. Mr. R. Ramesh, PS to Chairman Tel.:, Fax: National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail:[email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 175. Mr. Rajkumar Rajan, Scientist - C Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.:, Fax: C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: Fax: Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 186. Mr.. A. K . Rana 176. Mr. Shailendra Rajan, Senior Scientist ICAR Manipur Biodiversity Board Ministry of Agriculture, F252 Shastry Bhawan, New Delhi India National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and th Tel.: Fax: Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail:[email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 177. Sr. Rajeev Ranjan, Member Secretary Web: www.nbaindia.in Haryana Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 187. A Rani, Associate Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Web: www.nbaindia.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

71 188. Dr Ranjana Gupta, Assam Biodiversity Board 199. Mr. C. Achalender Reddy, Secretary National Biodiversity Authority National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th Floor, TICEI Bio Park Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Tel.: +91 44 2254 1071, Fax: +91 44 2254 1074 Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

189. Mr. G V Subba Rao, Field Engineer 200. E Venkat Reddy, Joint Director Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Tel.:, Fax: C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

190. Mr. Koteshwara Rao 201. Kuriakos Roy Paul, Former Secretary Ministry of External Affairs, ISIL Building Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 9 Bhagwan Dass Road New Delhi- 110001 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: Fax: E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] 202. Vontela Sai Charan 191. Mr. S Subba Rao, Surveyor General National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Tel.: Fax: Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 203. Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh, Consultant 192. Mr. M. S Rao, Additional Chief Secretary National Biodiversity Authority Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in Web: www.nbaindia.in

193. Y Rao, Associate 204. K. Sankar, Scientist-G Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Dehradun- 248 001 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in

194. Abdul Rasheed N, SRF 205. Anil Sant, Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 195. Mr. Brij Mohan Singh Rathore, Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests Mother Teresa marg 206. Dr. Asok Kanti Sanyal, Chairman Arera Hills Bhopal 462016 India West Bengal Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Tel.: 755-255-4539/4549 Fax: 755-255-4539 Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]; [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 196. Mr.. H.L. Ratre, Deputy Conservator of Forests Web: www.nbaindia.in Chhattisgarh Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 207. Rajeev Saraswat, Section Offi cer Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Web: www.nbaindia.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24363975 197. Mrs Ravleen Kaur E-Mail:[email protected], [email protected] Punjab Biodiversity Board National Biodiversity Authority 208. C Sasikumar, Project Manager Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

198. R B S Rawat, PCCF, Uttarakhand 209. Dr Satnam Singh ladhar,Joint Director (Environment) Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Punjab Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in

72 210. S. Satpathy, Director MoEF 222. Mr. N. Singaram, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan UNEP-GEF-MoEF ABS C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Project National Biodiversity Authority E-Mail: [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 211. Mr. Vivek Saxena, Deputy Inspector General Forests Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected] 223. A M Singh, Inspector General of Forests 212. Dheeraj Kumal Sehgal, Scientist Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Punjab Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan th Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 224. Capt. Chandan Singh, Director Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India 213. Subharanjan Sen, Scientist-F Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Dehradun- 248001 India Tel.: 011-24360678 E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

214. Mr.. Shahbaz Ahmad, Member Secretary 225. D.K. Singh, Additional Director/Scientist Madhya Pradesh Biodiversity Board Botanical Survey of India, India National Biodiversity Authority Tel.: +33 2321 4050 th Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 226. Dr. A.P. Singh, Member Secretary Web: www.nbaindia.in Gujarat Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark, 215. Lalit Sharma, Project Associate Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India E-Mail: [email protected], Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail:[email protected], [email protected] 227. L. Jitendro Singh, Project Coordinator 216. Subrat Sharma, Scientist G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Kosi, Uttar Pradesh India Kosi, Uttar Pradesh, India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 228. Nayanika Singh, Consultant 217. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Public Relations Offi cer Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Society of Integrated Coastal Management Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24362551 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

218. G.S. Sheeba, Steno “C” 229. Paramjit Singh, Director National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan th Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in 230. Renu Singh,Head BCC Division 219. Sadaf Shehzad, Project Assistant ICFRE, Ministry of Environment and Forests Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Dehradun- 248006 India Dehradun- 248001 India E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 231. Mr. B. P. Singh, Member Secretary 220. C.M. Shivakumar, Assistant Inspector General Odisha Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Forests National Tiger Conservation Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Taramani Link Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in

221. Aseem Mr.vastava, Scientist-F 232. Sunita Singh, Director MoEF Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Dehradun- 248001 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in E-Mail: [email protected]

73 233. Surender Singh, Administrative Assistant 243. Irene Stephen, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24362875 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 244. B R Subramanian 234. Yashpal Singh, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 245. K S Sugara, Member Secretary National Biodiversity Authority 235. Sukhdev Singh Negi, Section Offi cer Ministry of Environment and Forests, 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 E-Mail: cbdcop- Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan [email protected] Web: www.nbaindia.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24362290 246. Raman Sukumar, Associate Professor Indian E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Institute of Science Bangalore- 560012 India E-Mail: [email protected] 236. Ranbeer Singh Rawal, Scientist G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development 247. Mr.. Surendra Ram Kosi, Uttar Pradesh, India National Biodiversity Authority th E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests 5 fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu 600113 India 237. Bitapi Sinha, Scientist-F E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Web: www.nbaindia.in Dehradun- 248001 India E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in 248. Ms. Manisha Swami, Under-Secretary UNES Ministry of External Affairs 238. P R Sinha, Director ISIL Building, 9 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi- 110001 India Wildlife Institute of India Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, E-Mail: [email protected] Chandrabani Dehradun- 248001 India E-Mail:[email protected], [email protected] 249. Renu Swarup, Advisor Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology 239. Mr.. S. Siranjeevi Block-2, C.G.O Complex, 7th Floor, Lodhi Road, CGO Complex, National Biodiversity Authority Lodiroad New Delhi 110-003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Web: www.niscair.res.in Web: www.nbaindia.in 250. Gautam Talukdar, Scientist-C 240. Kothakota Sivaprasad, Liaison offi cer Wildlife Institute of India National Biodiversity Authority P.B. #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001 India Ministry of Environment and Forests E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 251. P Thamizoli, Consultant E-Mail: liaisonoffi [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority, Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, National Biodiversity Authority 241. Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Associate Fellow & Managing Editor Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Asian Biotechnology and Development Review Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Zone IV-B, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, Web: www.nbaindia.in New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 252. Mr. Ravishankar Thupalli, Project Manager Web: http://www.ris.org.in India UNDP Biodiversity Project, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 242. Mr. R.K. Srivastava, Member Secretary Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Manipur Biodiversity Board E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] National Biodiversity Authority Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India 253. Mr. T.S. Tirumurti E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of External Affairs Web: www.nbaindia.in ISIL Building, 9 Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi- 110001 India E-Mail: [email protected]

74 254. P C Tyagi, Scientist F 264. Shri Vikram Dev Usendi, Chairman Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Chhattisgarh Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 255. Prabhat Tyagi, Joint Director Web: www.nbaindia.in Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan 265. Mr. Vinod Kumar C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Punjab Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Tel.: 011-24366842 Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 256. Mr. Uma Mahesh Web: www.nbaindia.in Karnataka Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark 266. Vivek Wadekar, Director Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India Web: www.nbaindia.in E-Mail: [email protected]

257. Vinod Kumar Uniyal, Scientist-F 267. M L Wadhwani, Under Secretary Wildlife Institute of India P.B. #18, Chandrabani Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Dehradun, 248001- India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], dwii.gov.in C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 258. Shri. R.K. Upadhyay, Member Secretary Tamilnadu Biodiversity Board, National Biodiversity Authority 268. A K Wahal, Director General Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th fl oor, TICEL Biopark Taramani Link Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600113 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, C.G.O. Web: www.nbaindia.in Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] 259. N Vasudevan, Chief Conservator of Forests Environment and Forests, Government of India 269. M A Waheed, Deputy Director Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

260. C. Venkataraman, Scientist - C & Offi cer-in-Charge 270. S.P. Yadav, Deputy Inspector General Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan National Tiger Conservation Authority C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected] 261. Dr. Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, Director Zoological Survey of India 535 M Block 271. Kranti Yardi New Alipore Kolkata 700 053 India Maharashtra Biodiversity Board India Fax: +91 033 2400 6893/2498 6820 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web:

262. Pankaj Verma, Deputy Director 272. James Zacharias, Consultant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 India Tel.: 011-24363982 E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

263. M Vijay, Research Assistant Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 India E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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